Lungs

Lungs

by Florence + the Machine
Lungs

Lungs

by Florence + the Machine

Vinyl LP(Long Playing Record)

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Overview

Precocious Brit Florence Welch fired a bullet into the head of the U.K. music scene in 2008 with the single "Kiss with a Fist," a punk-infused, perfectly juvenile summer anthem that had critics wiping the names Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse, and Kate Nash from their vocabularies and replacing them with Florence + the Machine. While the comparisons were apt at the time, "Kiss with a Fist" turned out to be a red herring in the wake of the release of Lungs, one of the most musically mature and emotionally mesmerizing albums of 2009. With an arsenal of weaponry that included the daring musicality of Kate Bush, the fearless delivery of Sinead O'Connor, and the dark, unhinged vulnerability of Fiona Apple, the London native crafted a debut that not only lived up to the machine-gun spray of buzz that heralded her arrival, but easily surpassed it. Like Kate Bush, Welch has little interest (for the most part) in traditional pop structures, and her songs are at their best when they see something sparkle in the woods and veer off of the main trail in pursuit. "Kiss with a Fist," as good as it is, pales in comparison to standout cuts like "Dog Days Are Over," "Hurricane Drunk," "Drumming Song," "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)," and "Cosmic Love," all of which are anchored to the earth by Welch's knockout voice, a truly impressive and intuitive trio of producers, and a backing band that sounds as intimate with the material as its creator. [Lungs was also released in a Deluxe Edition that included Lungs: The B-Sides, a bonus disc featuring studio tracks like "Swimming," "Falling," and "Heavy in Your Arms," the latter of which appeared on the soundtrack for Twilight Saga: Eclipse, as well as live cuts ("You've Got the Dirtee Love"), demos ("Ghosts"), and remixes (the "Yeasayer Remix" of "Dog Days Are Over").] ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date: 08/31/2010
Label: Island
UPC: 0602527091068
Rank: 10601

Tracks

  1. Dog Days Are Over
  2. Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
  3. I'm Not Calling You a Liar
  4. Howl
  5. Kiss with a Fist
  6. Girl with One Eye
  7. Drumming Song
  8. Between Two Lungs
  9. Cosmic Love
  10. My Boy Builds Coffins
  11. Hurricane Drunk
  12. Blinding
  13. You've Got the Love

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Florence + the Machine   Primary Artist
Dizzee Rascal   Primary Artist,Vocals
Stephen Mackey   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Everton Nelson   Violin
Steve Mackey   Keyboards
Leo Abrahams   Guitar
Sally Herbert   Violin
Bruce White   Viola
Martin Slattery   Drums
Tim McCall   Guitar
Ian Burdge   Cello
Simon Stafford   Drums,Keyboards
Florence Welch   Drums,Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Tom Moth   Harp,Percussion
Rob Ackroyd   Bass,Guitar,Guitar (Bass)
Charlie Henry   Cello
James Ford   Drums,Organ,Piano,Guitar (Bass),Drums,Organ,Piano,Percussion,Guitar (Bass),Bass,Drums,Organ,Piano
Victoria Akintola   Vocals (Background)
Ladonna Harley Peters   Vocals (Background)
Mete Burch Bator   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Christopher Lloyd Hayden   Drums,Percussion
Charlie Hugall   Bass,Drums,Percussion,Guitar (Bass)
Isabella Summers   Drums,Piano,Strings,Keyboards,Percussion
Sally Pryce   Harp
Duncan Mills   Organ (Hammond)
Mali Lewis   Harp
Sofia Absjornsen   Harp
Tom Monger   Harp
Paula Popa   Harp
Cecilia Sultana de Maria   Harp
Christopher Hayden   Guitar (Bass)
Cristina di Bernardo   Harp
Felicity Orme   Harp
Holly Lowe   Harp
Isabella Absjornsen   Harp
Harriet Adie   Harp
Martin Shalltery   Drums

Technical Credits

Stephen Mackey   Mixing,Producer,Vocal Producer
Paul McCartney   Composer
Steve Mackey   Composer,Producer,Vocal Producer
Mark Rankin   Engineer
Robert Palmer   Composer
Chenzo Townsend   Mixing
Crispin Hunt   Composer
Cenzo Townshend   Mixing
Eg White   Composer,Producer
Sally Herbert   String Arrangements
John Lennon   Composer
Richard Flack   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Vocal Producer
James McCool   Composer
Jimmy Robertson   Mixing,Engineer,Additional Production
Cold War Kids   Composer
Neil Comber   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Anthony Stevens   Composer
Matt Allchin   Composer
Yeasayer   Remixing
Paul Epworth   Composer,Producer,Additional Production
Alex James   Composer,Composer
Dylan Mills   Composer
Allchin   Composer
Simon Stafford   Composer
John Davis   Mastering
John Truelove   Composer
Mark Anthony   Composer,Composer
James Ford   Composer,Mixing,Composer,Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Mixing,Composer,Producer
Florence Welch   Composer
Orlando Weeks   Illustrations
Tom Moth   Composer
Rob Ackroyd   Composer
Ben Jackson   Assistant Engineer
Devonte Hynes   Composer
Nick Detnon   Composer
Stephen Vincent   Composer
Christopher Lloyd Hayden   Composer
Charlie Hugall   Mixing,Producer
Isabella Summers   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Additional Production
Mick Walsh   Composer
Dave Ashby   Composer
Duncan Mills   Assistant Engineer
Ben Mortimer   Editing
Arnecia Michelle Harris   Composer
Richard Skopnik   Assistant Engineer
Anthony B. Stephens   Composer
Denton Mills   Composer
John P. Bellamy, Jr.   Composer
Matt Alchin   Composer
Al Riley   Assistant Engineer
Zachary Condon   Composer
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